Mikel Arteta makes concerning admission on Arsenal's Champions League reaction

Mikel Arteta couldn't ignore Arsenal's sloppy second half after they survived a late scare to beat 1-0.

The Gunners in a nervy encounter. Their win was courtesy of an first-half own goal from Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk after shot struck the post.

shot-stopper proved to be the hero of the night, as he pulled off a series of saves late on to secure back-to-back victories in the Champions League and get the Gunners back to winning ways following at . That was after fluffed the chance to make it 2-0 with 13 minutes of normal time remaining by .

His miss put pressure on the hosts as Shakhtar attempted to nab a late equaliser by peppering Raya's goal, only for the Spaniard to stand firm. Asked if Trossard's miss from the spot summed up their unconvincing second-half display, told : "Probably. I don't know if it was related to fatigue as well, what we've been through, but it's true.

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"Credit to Shakhtar as well, they're a good team under the conditions that they play in. They want to play, they are brave, they are good players, when you give them time on the ball and you lose the ball in the wrong areas, you're gonna suffer."

The Gunners boss added: "[We are] very pleased with the result. It's always difficult in Champions League. We should've scored more in first half and the second half I felt a bit of fatigue. Playing 60 minutes with 10 men a few days ago is difficult. We left the game a bit open but we dug in for three points."

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There was concern for left-back Riccardo Calafiori when he came off injured just after the hour mark, while Arsenal were still without star man . Providing an update as Arsenal look towards hosting on Sunday, Arteta revealed: "Saka not training yet so he won't be available and Ricci felt something and could not stay on. Bit of a worry."

Martinelli, who couldn't claim the goal but did win Man of the Match, also said post-match: "The most important thing is to win. We knew how tough they are and we came here to win the game and we did it. We wanted to score more but we won the game and that's the most important thing."

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